Lumos Networks Corp. Announces Appointment of Two New Independent Board Members

Lumos Networks Corp. (Nasdaq:LMOS), a fiber-based service provider of
data, voice and IP-based telecommunication services in the Mid-Atlantic
region, announced that the Board of Directors of the Company has
appointed Brian C. Rosenberg and Michael T. Sicoli to serve on the
Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Rosenberg is succeeding Michael A.
Huber who is resigning from the Board. Mr. Rosenberg was designated to
the Board of Directors by affiliates of Quadrangle Group LLC in
accordance with the Company’s shareholders’ agreement. Additionally,
James A. Hyde has tendered his resignation and will leave the Board
before the end of the third quarter of 2014.

“On behalf of the Board and the team at Lumos Networks, I would like to
thank Michael and Jim for their service to the Company,” said Tim Biltz,
President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are grateful to them for
their many contributions since our spin-off by NTELOS.”

Mr. Rosenberg, age 59, is President of Macalester College, a private
liberal arts college located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a position he has
held since 2003. Previously, he served as dean of the faculty and an
English professor at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Within
Minnesota, Mr. Rosenberg is a member of the Itasca Project, an alliance
of more than 50 leaders drawn from the private, government and social
sectors with the goal of improving economic competitiveness and quality
of life within the state. He is a member of the Allina Health Board of
Directors and is a member of the board of Wallin Education Partners.

Mr. Sicoli, age 43, is the Principal of MTS Advisors, a consulting and
advisory services firm he founded in 2013. From 2010 to 2013, he served
as Chief Executive Officer of Sidera Networks, a fiber optic service
provider that was merged with Lightower Fiber Networks in April of 2013.
Prior to that, Mr. Sicoli served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of RCN Corporation, a publicly traded cable broadband
internet service and fiber optic service provider.

“We are pleased to welcome Brian and Michael to the Lumos Networks Board
of Directors,” said Mr. Biltz. “Brian brings valuable experience from
his extensive background as the President of a distinguished academic
institution and his significant experience with boards of directors and
managing complex organizations. His experience in the education and
healthcare sectors in particular will be beneficial to our efforts in
these vertical markets.”

Mr. Biltz continued, “Michael offers the board valuable strategic,
financial and operational expertise. His dual experiences as CEO of
Sidera Networks, an East-Coast based pure play fiber infrastructure
company and as CFO of RCN Corporation, should prove beneficial to Lumos
Networks as we execute our own transformation. We look forward to
working with each of them as Lumos Networks continues to grow as a
leading fiber-based service provider.”

About Lumos Networks

Lumos Networks is a fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic
region serving carrier, business and residential customers over a dense
fiber network offering data, voice and IP services. With headquarters in
Waynesboro, VA, Lumos Networks serves Virginia, West Virginia and
portions of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, and Maryland over a fiber
network of 7,467 fiber route miles. Detailed information about Lumos
Networks is available at www.lumosnetworks.com.

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that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to: rapid
development and intense competition in the telecommunications and high
speed data transport industry; our ability to offset expected revenue
declines in legacy voice and access products related to the recent
regulatory actions, wireless substitution, technology changes and other
factors; our ability to effectively allocate capital and implement our
“edge-out” expansion plans in a timely manner; our ability to complete
customer installations in a timely manner; adverse economic conditions;
operating and financial restrictions imposed by our senior credit
facility; our cash and capital requirements; declining prices for our
services; our ability to maintain and enhance our network; the potential
to experience a high rate of customer turnover; federal and state
regulatory fees, requirements and developments; our reliance on certain
suppliers and vendors; and other unforeseen difficulties that may occur.
These risks and uncertainties are not intended to represent a complete
list of all risks and uncertainties inherent in our business, and should
be read in conjunction with the more detailed cautionary statements and
risk factors included in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report
for the year ended December 31, 2013.

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